MEDIUM
CUPS: texttops integer overflow
Published Oct 14, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.65%
Description
Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.3.8
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.5-1
- 1.1.5-2
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.6-1
- 1.1.6-2
- 1.1.6-3
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.9-1
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.10-1
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.12
- 1.1.13
- 1.1.14
- 1.1.15
- 1.1.16
- 1.1.17
- 1.1.18
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.21
- 1.1.21
- 1.1.21
- 1.1.22
- 1.1.22
- 1.1.22
- 1.1.23
- 1.1.23
- 1.2
- 1.2
- 1.2
- 1.2
- 1.2
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.11
- 1.2.12
- 1.3
- 1.3
- 1.3
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.54
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0937
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0937
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0937
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.54 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0937 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0937 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0937 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.65% 0.04647
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04647
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.65% (0.04647) | 91.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.65% (0.04647) | 90.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 9.01% (0.09010) | 92.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.53% (0.11527) | 92.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.90% (0.19904) | 92.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.53% (0.11527) | 93.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 3, 2025 | 60.21% (0.60214) | 97.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 66.98% (0.66978) | 98.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 84.99% (0.84992) | 98.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 84.65% (0.84645) | 98.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 86.12% (0.86124) | 98.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 90.36% (0.90361) | 98.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 90.87% (0.90868) | 98.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.17% (0.09174) | 94.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.17% (0.09174) | 93.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.17% (0.09174) | 86.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (32)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=752 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32084 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32284 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32292 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32316 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32331 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33085 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33111 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2919 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:211 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31690 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021034 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3401 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1568 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3640 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464713 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45790 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3640
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10266 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3640
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 14, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 12, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3640
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a